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DARLINGTON – Join the Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce for Darlington’s Biggest Tailgate on Thursday, Sept. 28, on Darlington Square from 6-8:30 p.m. Enjoy live music from Johnny Glenn and the Chasers, local food vendors, and beverage vendors. We’re

COLUMBIA – PalmettoPride, your anti-litter and beautification organization, is hosting an inaugural children’s book contest. Beginning Sept. 5, the contest is opening to all adults and children across South Carolina. PalmettoPride’s mission is to eradica

The Florence Library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a performance by Grey Seal Puppets’ Salsa Cinderella on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to grades 5K through 5th grade. The production showcases a dazzling array of

Florence Civic Center announced that they will be partnering with The Big Church Night Out Tour to collect food donations for our local food bank, Harvest Hope. Local church groups will compete to see who can collect the most food donations by Sept. 18.

The House of Hope will sponsor a pre-release screening of the movie, “Same Kind of Different as Me!” This critically-acclaimed movie, starring Renée Zellweger, Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou and Jon Voight, will be shown two days before it is released into

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – With Hurricane season in full force in the Atlantic, Duke Energy is preparing for the storm and encourages customers to do so as well. “Irma is one of the most powerful storms we’ve seen in the Atlantic since we started keeping record,”

Child Evangelism Fellowship, also known as CEF, will present “An Evening of Praise” featuring local artists on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Palmetto Street Church of God, 3132 West Palmetto Street. This is a free concert, but a love offering will b

The Tractor Supply store in Florence is looking for farmers, crafters and artisans to sell their homemade and homegrown goods at its Farmers Market on Oct. 7. Tractor Supply is encouraging crafters and growers with an interest in everything from homemade

HopeHealth welcomed Lisa Lanning, DO, to the medical staff at the HopeHealth Medical Plaza in Florence. Originally from Salem, Oregon, Dr. Lanning attended Pacific University and earned her doctor of osteopathy degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic

Acclaimed new author, Bren McClain, will visit the Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m., as part of the release of her novel, “One Good Mama Bone.” The novel, published only five months ago, is McClain’s first. Set in

The East Florence Community Organization and I-HEART Media will host Flotown Buddahfest on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Levy Park from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Buddah is a popular MC at I-Heart Media. Entertainment includes Painted Man, A New Creation bands, among othe

Lynda English Studio will hold open studio classes Sept. 7-20, from 10 a.m. to noon or from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 21. Cost for this six-week class is $110. Jackie Wukela will hold open studio classes from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays th

The South Florence Association of Parents, Teachers, and Students (APTS) will hold its annual fundraiser barbecue on Thursday, Sept. 21. Catered by Schoolhouse BBQ of Scranton, the meal includes barbecue, rice and gravy, sweet potatoes, cole slaw, and bre